FORREST Badminton Club look like giving themselves a couple of New Year gifts -- if they can keep their form going.

The club's C and D teams are both on course for promotion. The former has managed to fend off the threat of GMT B and Deane A to emerge at the head of D Section going into the festive break.

And the latter is hoping to keep DL Farnworth C at bay to keep on track for the E Section title.

Forrest C now face GMT B in February, while Forrest D play challengers Deane B in the first match of 2003 and DL Farnworth in the final match of the season.

Forrest D are also through to the quarter finals of the David Ashcroft Memorial Cup competition, beating Smithills B by just seven points in a close-fought encounter.

And Forrest's cup hopes in this competition are further enhanced by Forrest F also getting through to the next stage in January -- ironically after beating their D team's greatest League rivals DL Farnworth C.

Results: Section A: ABC 12 Bury A 6; Bury A 12 Forrest B 6; Markland Hill A 16 Hawkshaw A 2; Hawkshaw A 10 Forrest A 8; Metros A 32 Christ Church 16; ABC 18 Metros A 0; Markland Hill B 7 Christ Church 11; Chowbent A 4 Bury A 14; Forrest B 1 Markland Hill A 17; Hawkshaw A 9 Markland Hill B 9.

Section B: Farnworth A 7 Bury B 11; Hawkshaw B 9 GMT A 9; Park A 6 Markland Hill C 12; Swinton 16 Racquets 2; Chowbent B 10 Sharples A 8; GMT A 2 Chowbent B 16; Sharples A 0 Farnworth A 9; Park A 32 Swinton 16 16; Markland Hill C 10 Springfield A 8; Bury B 0 Springfield A 18; Markland Hill C 8 Swinton 10; GMT A 8 Farnworth A 10; Park A 11 Hawkshaw B 7.

Section C: Sharples B 12 Chowbent C 6; Markland Hill D 10 Springfield C 8; Springfield B 10 Metros B 8; Westhoughton 10 Farnworth B 8; Chowbent D 7 Hawkshaw C 11; Westhoughton A 17 Markland Hill D 1; Metros B 15 Springfield C 3; Farnworth B 10 Sharples C 8; Chowbent C 6 Chowbent D 12; Westhoughton A 11 Springfield C 7; Metros B 8 Westhoughton B 10; Farnworth B 16 Chowbent D 2; Springfield B 16 Sharples B 2; Hawkshaw C 16 Markland Hill D 2.

Section D: Metros C 13 Park B 5; Hawkshaw D 12 David Lloyd 6; Forrest C 13 Westhoughton C 5; Springfield D 1 Deane A 17; GMT B 17 Sharples C 1; David Lloyd 12 GMT B 6; Sharples C 2 Forrest C 16; Forrest E 12 Sharples D 6; Deane A 14 Park B 4; Westhoughton C 15 Metros C 3; David Lloyd 1 Forrest C 17; Sharples C 7 Metros C 11; Springfield D 8 Hawkshaw D 10; Deane A 14 Smithills A 4; Westhoughton C 13 park B 5.

Section E: Farnworth C 12 Smithills B 6; Moorside B 1 Forrest D 17; Westhoughton D 14 Forrest E 4; Deane C 7 Metros D 11; Sharples D 4 Moorside A 14; Moorside A 11 Moorside B 7; Forrest D 9 Farnworth C 9; Moorside A 8 Farnworth C 10; Deane C 10 Westhoughton D 8; Smithills B 8 Deane B 10; Metros D 0 Deane B 18; Forrest E 11 Moorside B 7; Deane C 8 Sharples D 10; Metros D 4 Westhoughton D 14.

Section F: Smithills C 17 Farnworth D 1; Moorside D 10 Holy Cross 8; Forrest F 4 Moorside C 14; Park C 2 Markland Hill E 16; Moorside C 18 Moorside D 0; Smithills D 12 Metros E 6; Farnworth D 4 Forrest F 14; Park C 11 Smithills C 7; Markland Hill E 13 Smithills C 5; Farnworth D 4 Moorside D 14; Park C 7 Forrest F 11.

Jane Fletcher Memorial Cup (A & B Sections): Markland Hill C (50) beat Hawkshaw B (scr) 252 to 217; GMT A (35) beat Sharples A (scr) 271 to 187; DL Farnworth A (100) beat Hawkshaw A (scr 1hd) 267 to 233; Chowbent A (scr) beat Swinton (150) 262 to 259; Chowbent B (160) beat Markland Hill A (scr 1hd) 351 to 213; Forrest B (scr) beat Park A (100) 270 to 201; Racquets (160) beat Markland Hill B (scr 1hd) 361 to 222.

David Ashcroft Memorial Cup (E & F Sections): Park C (40) beat Metropolitan D (scr) 259 to 206; Moorside D (scr) beat Metropolitan E (35) 238 to 225; Forrest D (scr) beat Smithills B (15) 219 to 212; Moorside A (scr) beat Smithills D (150) 269 to 240; Deane B (scr) beat Smithills C (85) 255 to 207; Markland Hill E (scr) beat Forrest E (scr) 214 to 205; Forrest F (160) beat DL Farnworth C (scr) 319 to 249.

FORREST'S C and D teams are set for promotion in the BSF Badminton League.

The former head D Section going into the festive break, while the latter is on track for the E Section title.

Forrest D are also through to the quarter-finals of the David Ashcroft Memorial Cup competition.